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Novatel, whose Minstrel line of wireless modems is popular with Palm users, has just begun shipping the Merlin, which works on most PC laptops, to retail stores. The company says that at $279, it is the cheapest wireless modem around (I haven't found a cheaper one--others tend to cost $400 and up). Another plus: the Merlin draws roughly one tenth the power of a typical laptop modem. That's good news for road warriors and anyone else trying to conserve their laptop's battery...
...went on to found Handspring, learned from their success, and are using it as a springboard--hold on to that word--for their Visor.) The basic model sells for $149, but you'll need to shell out another $30 if you want a cradle for synching it with your PC or Macintosh. The "deluxe" unit is $249; with 8 MB of RAM, it has four times the memory of the basic and comes in five goofy high-tech colors...
...What can you really point to in terms of new competition?" Taylor says. "Their only rival in the PC operating-system market is Linux, and while it?s promising, it?s still beyond the reach of the common man. There?s been no fundamental shift that would make the government reconsider its case." So what do we have to look forward to after Tuesday? Another long hiatus ? in which Microsoft and the government are meant to think about settling but probably won?t ? after which the two sides will present their visions of the company?s penance (could another billion...
...refer to--brochures, newspapers and dictionaries--are still on paper. To help convert the printed word into digital form for reports or homework, C Technologies and Siemens have developed digital highlighters. Simply swipe them across a line of text, and they will store data for transfer to your PC, via infrared or serial port. Both Siemens' PocketReader and C Technologies' C Pen 200 cost $200. FIGHT OF YOUR LIFE Step into the lush, futuristic world of Final Fantasy VIII, the latest installment of the blockbuster PlayStation series that has sold some 22 million copies worldwide. Gorgeous scenery with cinematic touches...
...operating system with an array of features, including multi-tasking and serious multimedia muscle, that have turned out to be extremely prescient. The Amiga built up an active user base and a respectable software library, and it seemed ready to take its place with the Macintosh and the IBM PC as a major home computing platform. MORE...